MT: Diffusion with a

homogeneous chemical
reaction
Instructor : Dr. Nurul Hasan
Date : 15/04/09
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
 What we will learn today?

 Shell balance of mass transfer

 Application of Fick’s Law
 Reaction Model for mass transfer
Conservation of mass in the shell

 Rate of   Rate of   rate of mass 

       
 mass in   mass out   production 
  Accumalation 

SN Az |z  SN Az |z  z k1c A Sz  0
 Divide/ Taking Limit

Divide by Sz and taking the limit of z  0

dN Az
 k1c A  0
dz
 Apply Fick’s Law

Molar flux to the concentration gradient

dc A
N Az   DAB
dz
 Apply Fick’s Law (cont..)

Molar flux to the concentration gradient

2
d cA
DAB 2
 k1


c A 0
dz
The BCs:

at , z  0, c A  c A0
at , z  L, N Az  0
 Taking Integration

Taking integration

d 2
   0
2

d 2

Where the various parameters are:

  c A c A0
 z L


  k1L / DAB
2
 Apply B.C., concentration

Using the BC:

  C1 cos   C2 sinh 
cosh  cosh   sinh  sinh 

cosh 
cosh 1    

cosh 
 Application of concentration

Average concentration:

c c A0  dz
L
c A,avg

0
A

tanh 
c A0 L

0
dz
 Final solution

Molar flux at the interface:

dcA  c A0 DAB 
N Az z 0
  DAB   tanh 
dz z 0  L 
 What we learnt today

•Shell balance of mass transfer

•Application of Fick’s Law
•Reaction Model for mass transfer